Abdollah Nouri, the former interior minister during Mohammad Khatami's administration, in an Iftar ceremony (the meal at sunset when Muslims break their fast during the holy month of Ramadan) hosted a great number of Green leaders, reformists and activists as well as senior and well-known political activists and intellectuals.
Abdollah Nouri (left) greets Hassan Khomeini
This was a ceremony without any speech and, given that many reformist figures from variety of groups and parties were among the attendees, was a sign of "unity and solidarity" among the reformist figures; a kind of ...

Abdollah Nouri's supporters describe him as man of principle who is willing to defend his beliefs. These qualities, they say, make Nouri the only reformist figure who can bring real change to Iran. And by real changes, they mean changes to Iran's Islamic political structure, where the real power lies in the hands of the supreme leader.
While former President Mohammad Khatami is the main reformist candidate in Iran's June elections, some democracy activists would like to see Nouri, a former Interior Minister and publisher, as their candidate. Khatami's reforms were temporary and ...